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diff --git a/docs/source/docs/hlapi/snmp-context.rst b/docs/source/docs/hlapi/snmp-context.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d29484e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/docs/hlapi/snmp-context.rst @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ + +SNMP Context +============ + +Calls to high-level Applications API consume SNMP Context +configuration object on input. The shortcut class described in +this section convey this MIB instance identification information +to SNMP PDU for further communication to peer SNMP engine +(:RFC:`3411#section-4.1`). + +.. note:: + + SNMP context is only defined within SNMPv3 framework. For SNMPv1/v2c + architecture integration :RFC:`2576#section-5.1` introduces + interoperability aid which is available through + :py:class:`~pysnmp.hlapi.CommunityData`. + + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + +.. autoclass:: pysnmp.hlapi.ContextData + |